US11330964B2 - Bendable tube with improved elastic hinge - Google Patents

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US11330964B2
US11330964B2 US16/339,004 US201716339004A US11330964B2 US 11330964 B2 US11330964 B2 US 11330964B2 US 201716339004 A US201716339004 A US 201716339004A US 11330964 B2 US11330964 B2 US 11330964B2
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    • A61M25/0105—Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means; Markers for positioning
    • A61M25/0133—Tip steering devices
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    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00292—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means
    • A61B2017/003—Steerable
    • A61B2017/00305—Constructional details of the flexible means
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